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Gorky Railway Division
Gorky may refer to: ;People *Maxim Gorky (1868–1936), Russian author and political activist, founder of socialist realism *Arshile Gorky (1904–1948), Armenian-American abstract expressionist painter ;Inhabited localities *Gorky, name of Nizhny Novgorod, Soviet Union from 1932 to 1990 ;Other uses *Gorky Reservoir, on the Volga in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia *2768 Gorky, asteroid *Gorky, original band of Luc De Vos and predecessor of his subsequent band Gorki **'' Gorky'', their first album See also *Gorki (other) *Górki (other), various locations in Poland *Gorky Park (other) *Gorky Film Studio, Moscow *Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, Welsh indie band, 1991–2006 **''Gorky 5'', their fifth album *Gorky 17 ''Gorky 17'' (released as ''Odium'' in North America) is a turn-based tactics tactical role-playing video game developed by Polish studio Metropolis Software and published by Monolith Productions for Microsoft Windows in 1999. The game was later ...< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxim Gorky
Alexei Maximovich Peshkov (russian: link=no, Алексе́й Макси́мович Пешко́в; – 18 June 1936), popularly known as Maxim Gorky (russian: Макси́м Го́рький, link=no), was a Russian writer and socialist political thinker and proponent. He was nominated five times for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Before his success as an author, he travelled widely across the Russian Empire changing jobs frequently, experiences which would later influence his writing. Gorky's most famous works are his early short stories, written in the 1890s (" Chelkash", " Old Izergil", and " Twenty-Six Men and a Girl"); plays '' The Philistines'' (1901), '' The Lower Depths'' (1902) and '' Children of the Sun'' (1905); a poem, " The Song of the Stormy Petrel" (1901); his autobiographical trilogy, '' My Childhood, In the World, My Universities'' (1913–1923); and a novel, ''Mother'' (1906). Gorky himself judged some of these works as failures, and ''Mother'' has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arshile Gorky
Arshile Gorky (; born Vostanik Manoug Adoian, hy, Ոստանիկ Մանուկ Ատոյեան; April 15, 1904 – July 21, 1948) was an Armenian-American painter who had a seminal influence on Abstract Expressionism. He spent the last years of his life as a national of the United States. Along with Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning, Gorky has been hailed as one of the most powerful American painters of the 20th century. The suffering and loss he experienced in the Armenian genocide had crucial influence at Gorky’s development as an artist. Early life Gorky was born in the village of Khorgom (today's Dilkaya), situated on the shores of Lake Van in the Ottoman Empire (modern-day Turkey). His birthdate is often cited as April 15, 1904, but the year might have been 1902 or 1903. Toward the end of his life, he was particularly vague about his date of birth, changing it from year to year. In 1908, his father emigrated to America to avoid the draft, leaving his family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət ), colloquially shortened to Nizhny, from the 13th to the 17th century Novgorod of the Lower Land, formerly known as Gorky (, ; 1932–1990), is the administrative centre of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and the Volga Federal District. The city is located at the confluence of the Oka and the Volga rivers in Central Russia, with a population of over 1.2 million residents, up to roughly 1.7 million residents in the urban agglomeration. Nizhny Novgorod is the sixth-largest city in Russia, the second-most populous city on the Volga, as well as the Volga Federal District. It is an important economic, transportation, scientific, educational and cultural center in Russia and the vast Volga-Vyatka economic region, and is the main center of river tourism in Russia. In the historic part of the city there are many universities, theaters, museums and churches. The city w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorky Reservoir
Gorky Reservoir (russian: Го́рьковское водохрани́лище), known colloquially as Gorky Sea (russian: Го́рьковское мо́ре), is an artificial lake in the central part of the Volga River in Russia, formed by a hydroelectric dam of Gorky Hydroelectric Station (now called Nizhny Novgorod Hydroelectric Station) built in 1955 between the towns of Gorodets and Zavolzhye and filled in 1955 – 1957. It spans for 430 km from the dam of Rybinsk to the dam of Gorodets through Yaroslavl, Kostroma, Ivanovo and Nizhny Novgorod oblasts of Russia. While it is relatively narrow and follows the natural riverbed of Volga in the upper part, it becomes up to 16 km wide downstream the town of Yuryevets. The reservoir takes its name from the former name of the city of Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət ), colloquially shortened to Nizhny, fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2768 Gorky
__NOTOC__ Year 768 ( DCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 768 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Frankish Kingdom * September 24 – King Pepin III (the Short) dies at Saint-Denis, Neustria. The Frankish Kingdom is divided between his two sons: Charlemagne and Carloman I. According to Salic law Charlemagne receives the outer parts of the kingdom bordering on the sea, namely Neustria, western Aquitaine, and the northern parts of Austrasia; while Carloman is awarded his uncle's former share, the inner parts: southern Austrasia, Septimania, eastern Aquitaine, Burgundy, Provence, Swabia, and the lands bordering Italy. * Waiofar, duke of Aquitaine, and his family are captured and executed by the Franks in the forest of Périgord. Waiofar's kinsman Hunal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luc De Vos
Luc De Vos (12 July 1962 – 29 November 2014) was a Belgian musician and writer, best known as the lead singer of the Dutch-language alternative rock formation Gorki and as a guest in multiple television shows. He also voiced VW bus in the Flemish version of the Disney movie ''Cars''. He died of acute organ failure on the 29 November 2014 in his working apartment in Ghent. Early life De Vos was born in 1962 in the village of Wippelgem near Ghent as the youngest of 7 children. He had his secondary education at the Sint-Lievenscollege in Ghent. As a toddler, he knew that he wanted to become a rockstar, a job he described as a privilege rather than a job, once he had it. Career Musical career With his original band Gorky, De Vos ended third in Humo's Rock Rally in 1990. Together with Noordkaap, who won the same Rock Rally, he brought the genre of Dutch language rock music to the people's attention. After Gorky disbanded in 1993, Luc De Vos continued under the name Gorki. Stijn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorki (band)
Gorki was a Belgium, Belgian Rock band, rock group, in its most recent line-up consisting of Luc De Vos (lead singer and guitarist), Luc Heyvaerts (Musical keyboard, keyboard and clarinet), Erik Van Biesen (bass guitar), Thomas Vanelslander (guitarist) and Bert Huysentruyt (drums). Three songs by Gorki were number one hits in the Studio Brussel alternative hitlist ''De Afrekening'' in Belgium: 'Lieve kleine piranha' (Gorky, 1992), 'Schaduw in de schemering (from the CD 'Plan B') and 'Joerie' in 2006. Luc De Vos died on 29 November 2014. Biography Gorky The band was originally named ''Gorky'', and the first members were Luc De Vos, Wout De Schutter and Geert Bonne. In 1990, the group finished 3rd in Humo's Rock Rally, a contest for upcoming Belgian talent organised by the popular magazine Humo. In 1991 the band rome through with the single "Anja", referring to a Dutch singer from the 1960s with that name. "Mia" After "Anja", several other singles were released from the debut al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorki (other)
Gorki may refer to: *Gorki Águila (b. 1968), Cuban rock musician *Gorki (band), a Belgian band of Luc De Vos *Gorki (Kazan Metro), a station of the Kazan Metro, Kazan, Russia *Gorki Ridge, a ridge in Antarctica *Gorki, Russia, several inhabited localities in Russia *Horki, a town in Belarus See also *Górki (other), several locations in Poland *Gorky (other) Gorky may refer to: ;People *Maxim Gorky (1868–1936), Russian author and political activist, founder of socialist realism *Arshile Gorky (1904–1948), Armenian-American abstract expressionist painter ;Inhabited localities *Gorky, name of Nizhny ... * Horki (other) {{Disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Górki (other)
Górki (meaning "hills") may refer to the following places in Poland: Greater Poland Voivodeship *Górki, Kalisz County in Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland) *Górki, Koło County in Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland) Łódź Voivodeship *Górki, Pajęczno County in Łódź Voivodeship (central Poland) *Górki, Sieradz County in Łódź Voivodeship (central Poland) Lublin Voivodeship *Górki, Gmina Karczmiska in Lublin Voivodeship (east Poland) *Górki, Parczew County in Lublin Voivodeship (east Poland) Lubusz Voivodeship *Górki, Gorzów County in Lubusz Voivodeship (west Poland) *Górki, Strzelce-Drezdenko County in Lubusz Voivodeship (west Poland) Masovian Voivodeship *Górki, Białobrzegi County in Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland) *Górki, Garwolin County in Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland) *Górki, Łosice County in Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland) *Górki, Mińsk County in Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorky Park (other)
Gorky Park may refer to: Parks * A number of parks in the former USSR, all named after Maxim Gorky: ** Gorky Park (Moscow) ** Gorky Park (Minsk), Belarus ** Park of Maxim Gorky (Kharkiv), Ukraine ** Gorky Park (Rostov-on-Don) ** Gorky Park (Taganrog), Rostov oblast ** Central Park (Almaty), also known as Gorky Park Other * ''Gorky Park'' (novel) (1981), book by Martin Cruz Smith ** ''Gorky Park'' (film) (1983), American feature film based on the novel * Gorky Park (band) Gorky Park (international title) or Парк Горького (Russian title) is a Russian hard rock band that gained mainstream popularity in the United States during Perestroika. Gorky Park is famous for its kitsch use of western stereotypes o ..., Russian hard rock band ** ''Gorky Park'' (album), the debut album of the band {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorky Film Studio
Gorky Film Studio (russian: Киностудия имени Горького) is a film studio in Moscow, Russian Federation. By the end of the Soviet Union, Gorky Film Studio had produced more than 1,000 films. Many film classics were filmed at the Gorky Film Studio throughout its history and some of these were granted international awards at various film festivals. History In 1915, Mikhail Semenovich Trofimov, a merchant from Kostroma, established the Rus' film production unit (russian: "Киноателье «Русь»") with studio facilities. In 1936, the studio was transferred to Butyrskaya Street in Moscow. The Rus' studio, employing many actors from Konstantin Stanislavski's Moscow Art Theatre, specialized in film adaptations of Russian classics (e.g., Tolstoy's '' Polikushka'', 1919). In 1924, the Rus' studio was renamed into the International Workers Relief agency (russian: Международная рабочая помощь (Межрабпом)), abbreviated as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorky's Zygotic Mynci
Gorky's Zygotic Mynci were a psychedelic folk and alternative rock band which formed in Carmarthen, Wales, in 1991. The group performed music in both Welsh and English, and they had eight Top 75 singles on the UK Singles Chart during their career. They were prominent during the era known as Cool Cymru. The group disbanded in May 2006. Biography The group was formed by Euros Childs (vocals and keyboards), John Lawrence (vocals and guitar) and Richard James (bass guitar) whilst still at Bro Myrddin Welsh Comprehensive School in Carmarthen. Beyond their main roles in the band, all three were multi-instrumentalists and often swapped around instruments both in the studio and onstage. With Sion Lane (keyboards) and Steffan Cravos (violin) added to the lineup, Gorky's recorded the self-released cassette ''Allumette'' (1991). Sion and Steffan left shortly afterwards (the latter going on to form Welsh language rap group Tystion) and drummer Osian Evans was recruited for second cass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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